(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
interruption; suspension; break
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
slight; little; insignificant
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to have meaning; to be meaningful
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)